Thanksgiving Eve

I have been doing Paleo since September 24, 2009, but I have been doing strict Paleo for the past month. (What is Paleo? If you don't know, go here http://www.thepaleodiet.com/ and here http://robbwolf.com/ ...hopefully these folks won't mind the plug!) Amber has been doing it since Labor Day, with a cheat here and there, especially for her wedding. We both do Crossfit. I'm mentioning Amber because she has been my Paleo buddy....and well, my Crossfit buddy, too. See, I'm very competitive against others, and she keeps me going. I don't know if she even realizes how much I want to beat her at every wod we do! But I digress...back to Paleo. So Amber has been my Paleo buddy. We share tons of recipes. We both scour the internet for anything Paleo food-related, and we have a few ideas knocking around in our brains about these recipes. She has no idea I'm doing this blog...maybe I'll email it to her. Maybe I won't. But I've decided to start blogging about our journey and hopefully successes.

Both of us have made tremendous strides with Paleo and our wods over the past couple of weeks. She was stuck on 17 rounds of Cindy forever, and I recently witnessed her get 19. She motors through her wods like a little muscle car (she's about 5'2" and a buck fifteen), and I believe her improvements are due to her diet. And me, well, I've seen some improvements too! I still don't beat her (yet), but....we'll see how this little experiment goes.

So today is Thanksgiving Eve. Our gym www.crossfitrebellion.com is doing a 28-day Paleo challenge starting the day after Thanksgiving. I think everyone is on board! Pics were taken and menus have been discussed, debated and dissected. We are READY! I had a debate going on in this noodle of mine about "cheating" tomorrow, so for those of you in the same boat as me, here is some wisdom from a fellow Crossfitter in San Diego, CA:

"The beauty of it all is knowing you can and will make the next meal Paelo even if you have a T-day dinner. Its not a defeat, but living life. Its not a reward or cheat but a celebration of family that you know will only be one meal. No matter what you decide you have much to be thankful for. Trust your body and know that you will come back to Paleo next meal and recommit."

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My first recipe of the blog is as follows:

Paleo Ice Cream
1 can coconut milk (full fat)
2 cups frozen berries
1 tsp vanilla extract
Spoon mixture into muffin cups and freeze.

YUMMY! I haven't made this yet, but I will be sure to do this VERY soon!
My next post will be after Turkey Day....so until then. Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!